Sealing device for bottles.



0. GARDELL & S. T. BERGSTROM.

SEALING DEVICE FOR BOTTLES.

APPLICATION FILED GEPT. 4, 1909.

Patented Jan. 11, 1910.

OLOF CARDELL AND SVEN THEODOR BERGSTRGM, OF GOTTENIBORG, SWEDEN.

SEALING DEVICE FOR BOTTLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 11, 1910.

Application filed September 4, 1909. Serial No. 516,280.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, OLor GARDELL and SvEN THEODOR BERosTRoM, subjectsto the King of Sweden, and residing at Gottenborg, Sweden, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Sealing Devices for Bottles; andwe do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention belongs to that class of sealing devices for bottles, inwhich the sealingis performed by means of a ball, whereby, if necessary,a piece of cork can be loosely placed between the ball and the openingof the bottle.

The invention has for its object the arrangement of the ball in the mostsuitable position only by the cooperation of the ball and the strapsupporting the same. Previously this was obtained by the handle beingpressed against the head of the bottle, whereby the inconvenience arosethat the sealing was made different on account of the different sizes ofthe heads. By the present invention the strap is secured in its positionafter having passed the dead point only by its pressure against theball, suitably against projections on the same made by cutting awayparts of the ball.

This sealing device has the advantage that the strap partly lies in theball, which prevents the sealing device from being opened by mistake.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 represents a front elevation of adevice, embodying our invention, applied to a bottle, the bottle andcork or cap being shown in section: Fig. 2 represents a side elevationof the same, a part of the glass ball being broken away to more clearlyshow the construction.

To the ring a placed around the bottle-neck a wire-strap b is connected.The upper horizontal part f of the strap --b passes an eccentric hole inthe ball c-, so that the ball c can be turned around the horizontal part-fof the strap Z). In a closed position the side parts of the strap areplaced against the abutments c whereby the horizontal part of the strapis placed on the side of the plane through the center of the ball. Theabutments c are formed by cutting away parts of the ball. The opening ofthe device is obtained by pulling the handle -goutwardly, whereby theball turns around the part of the strap Z), and is thereby raised fromthe cork or cap 2' which is fitted upon the mouth of the bottle and heldin such position by the action of the ball 0 when in closed position.

The handle can either be rigidly secured {o the ball or be used as aloosely arranged :ey.

Claim:

1. A turnable strap of a bottle sealing device, in combination with aball eccentrically mounted on said strap and having stops for engagingsaid strap when the ball has passed the dead point.

2. A turnable strap of a bottle sealing device, in combination with "aball eccentrically mounted on said strap and provided with stops, formedby part of the wall being cut away, said stops engaging said strap at apredetermined point.

A turnable strap of a bottle sealing device, in combination with a balleccentrically mounted on said strap and provided with stops which engagewith said strap after said ball has passed the dead point, andconvenient means for rotating said ball extending outward and downward alittle way from the side of the bottle substantially as set forth.

In testimony, that we claim the foregoing as our invention, we havesigned our names in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

OLOF CARDELL. SVEN THEODOR BERGSlRilM.

\Vitnesses E. O. JOHANSAN, Y. F. PETERSSON.

